2021 Free Agency Mega Thread

[LPKingsFan]

Why do they keep posting these things that we had trade discussions? Was it in depth, a phone call that lasted 30 seconds, etc

Right. Did they ask for Hali? Wouldn’t have preferred that.

 

[steelevt]

Prior to the Richaun Holmes re-signing, the #Kings and #Pacers had discussion about a potential Myles Turner trade, a league source tells @HoopAnalysisNet.

— Evan Massey (@massey_evan) August 4, 2021

Why would we have to stop discussions? We could have played them together. But with also getting Len, TT, and the young bigs, it might not be a good idea anymore

 

[ParniValjak]

Why would we have to stop discussions? We could have played them together. But with also getting Len, TT, and the young bigs, it might not be a good idea anymore

Maybe because the Pacers wanted a lot more than we are prepared to give?

 

[kingsboi]

didn't see it posted here but according to Kayte, Lowry to the Heat.

 

[Tetsujin]

Free agent guard Bryn Forbes has agreed to a deal with the Spurs, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Forbes returns to San Antonio.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 4, 2021

Really what the hell are the Spurs doing?

 

[NewArena]

Amick on Deuce and Mo saying that the Lakers undercut the Kings by taking a Westbrook deal out of nowhere.

I’m glad they did

 

[SLAB]

I’m glad they did

Why go legitimate team need when you can get another NAME?!

 

[Tetsujin]

Restricted free agent F John Collins has agreed to a five-year, $125M deal to stay with the Atlanta Hawks, @excelbasketball agents Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 4, 2021

 

[funkykingston]

Restricted free agent F John Collins has agreed to a five-year, $125M deal to stay with the Atlanta Hawks, @excelbasketball agents Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 4, 2021

Wow.

Atlanta is going to have some tough decisions to make soon. They can't keep this team together as is for very long.

 

[Tetsujin]

Four-time All-Star guard Kemba Walker has agreed to a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and upon clearing waivers, plans to sign with the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 4, 2021

New York apparently wants all the guards

 

[iowamcnabb]

“it’s a wing league” was just a smokescreen so teams could sign only centers and guards

 

[steelevt]

I really hate a player’s ability to get bought out and ring chase.

 

[dude12]

Restricted free agent F John Collins has agreed to a five-year, $125M deal to stay with the Atlanta Hawks, @excelbasketball agents Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 4, 2021

Is Atlanta over the cap now? Or do they have 1 year to work it out

 

[sactowndog]

Is Atlanta over the cap now? Or do they have 1 year to work it out

Do you mean in the luxury tax?

 

[The_Jamal]

Wow.

Atlanta is going to have some tough decisions to make soon. They can't keep this team together as is for very long.

After next season:

Trae- 29.7 mil
Collins- 25 mil (probably a little less getting raises every year)
Bogi- 18 mil
Gallo- 21.4 mil
Capela 19.7 mil

Heurter- RFA

Hunter-Last year of rookie contract
Reddish-Last year of rookie contract

So they can probably? make it work since Gallo and Capela are on expiring contracts, but I would trade Huerter if I were them. Then you basically toss Hunter/Reddish the Gallo-Capela money.

 

[The_Jamal]

Four-time All-Star guard Kemba Walker has agreed to a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and upon clearing waivers, plans to sign with the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 4, 2021

New York apparently wants all the guards

Pretty huge win for the Knicks. They must have known they'd get Kemba at value with their other moves. He's honestly a damn perfect fit as a creator/spacer and he should be able to hide into their really strong defense

Kemba-Fournier-RJ-Randle-Barrett

Rose-Quickley-Burks-Obi-Noel

They're paying a fortune for the core, but that's pretty dang solid with still some chance at upside in their young guys. Not bad.

 

[Tetsujin]

At this point, I honestly have no idea. And all has gone quiet on that front too. No sense of what's happening there anymore. https://t.co/I4cWubzyvm

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 4, 2021

 

[The_Jamal]

At this point, I honestly have no idea. And all has gone quiet on that front too. No sense of what's happening there anymore. https://t.co/I4cWubzyvm

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 4, 2021

Good. ATL can go jump in a lake.

 

[Tetsujin]

Free agent center Tony Bradley has reached an agreement on a two-year deal with the Chicago Bulls, league sources tell @YahooSports.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) August 4, 2021

Another super smart move by the Bulls

 

[Tetsujin]

The Magic have reached an agreement on a two-year contract with Moe Wagner, sources tell @JoshuaBRobbins.

Wagner will join his brother, Franz, in Orlando. pic.twitter.com/tCUvJFB5kO

— The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) August 4, 2021

 

[Tetsujin]

Free agent center Enes Kanter has agreed to a one-year deal with the Boston Celtics, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Kanter returns to Boston to compete in the Eastern Conference title race.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 4, 2021

 

[joemama]

Free agent center Enes Kanter has agreed to a one-year deal with the Boston Celtics, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Kanter returns to Boston to compete in the Eastern Conference title race.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 4, 2021

Looks more likely the trade is OFF with the moves teams are making.

 

[kingsboi]

lots of players leaving for a season or two and re-signing with the same team

 

[The_Jamal]

Looks more likely the trade is OFF with the moves teams are making.

yeah I'm not sure what the hell is going on:

Hawks signed Dieng to a 1 year deal and have Capela with Okongwu on the mend.

Kings gave a giant contract to Holmes, drafted a C only with the 39th pick and signed Len to a 2 year deal.

Seems like both teams are filling their C slot with no room for TT.

 

[The_Jamal]

Boston has Robert Williams, Al Horford, and Enes Kanter.
Does T. Thompson really make any sense?

They might just be stuck with TT and glue him to the bench for a year. I'm not seeing how the Hawks or Kings give up an asset at this point for him after filling their C slots.

 

[joemama]

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
The sequence of events here for Celtics is something. They traded Kanter last offseason to help clear room to sign Tristan Thompson and now are signing Kanter after dumping Thompson's contract.

 

[Tetsujin]

I realize that Stevens didn't salary dump Kanter. It's just a mess of a situation.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 4, 2021

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Four-time All-Star guard Kemba Walker has agreed to a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and upon clearing waivers, plans to sign with the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 4, 2021

New York apparently wants all the guards

Pretty interesting. I know OKC is in full on Process 2.0 but that's 73.6 million over 2 years they just ate up will we be hearing about "Kemba Walker Day" every August 1 15-20 years from now?

 

[The_Jamal]

Just told by a source that the Tristan Thompson trade is still on and that the teams are "working through details and best construction for all".

Do with that what you will.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 4, 2021

So he's still going somewhere, but in a reworked deal. Which is good news.

 

[dude12]

Just told by a source that the Tristan Thompson trade is still on and that the teams are "working through details and best construction for all".

Do with that what you will.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 4, 2021

So he's still going somewhere, but in a reworked deal. Which is good news.

Suspenseful…..I will not get my hopes up, that way I won’t be disappointed.